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About Suma Village

Suma is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 69 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suma village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 86.63 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 69
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suma compares

By the 2011 count Suma is the 96th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 86.63 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Suma

Suma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suma from other places

Suma lies about 19 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Suma
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Suma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Suma

As per the Census of India 2011, Suma village had a population of 145. That makes it the 96th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Suma village has 69 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suma has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Suma is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suma covers 86.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suma falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Suma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suma.

Suma is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suma is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharu (under 2 km), Sal (under 2 km) and Manad (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Suma today is likely to be higher.

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